Some patterns emerging this year include inflatable decorations, music and laser displays. There are clusters of homes in Kingston and some standouts in, Port Ewen, Cottekill, Hurley, Lake Katrine and Saugerties, including the Sussin Family at 123 Patch Road, Saugerties. Their 80,000-lights-strong home received multiple nominations.

Beth White and Leslie Lansing. friends and Lincoln Park Place neighbors in the town of Ulster, nominated each other’s home. “We have exceeded our expectations,” White wrote in her nomination. The homes are across from each other.

Also included this year is a regional favorite, Ryan Simon’s home at 107 Gage St. in Kingston. A beacon in the tour, the home was nominated by Tara Simon, who wrote, “I have been with my husband for 13 years and since I’ve known him he has always had a soft spot for Christmas and Christmas lights,” adding, “It’s something that he has passed down to our son.”

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Nearby Derrenbacher Street earns its Santa Clause Lane monicker around this time of the year, as neighbors go all out with decorations, including returning favorites George Campbell III and George “Chico” Campbell at 39 and 41 Derrenbacher St., respectively.

The Kingston route this years is 11 miles long and should take drivers about an hour and a half, considering stops. In Kingston, there are also nominated homes in Linderman Avenue Extension, Robin Lane, Fairview Avenue and Glen Street.